Kara Westfall lives in the village of De'Noran with her younger brother, Taff, and her somewhat useless father. They, like all the villagers, are Children of the Fold, followers of Timothy Clen, who recorded all his teachings in The Path and cleansed the world of witches, sacrificing himself so that all could enjoy two thousand years of peace. All magic is banned on this island cut off from The World. Young Kara's mother was killed as a witch and her father hasn't been right since. Kara is suspect because of her mother's reputation and is scorned by her classmates, especially Grace, the Fen de Stone's daughter. Kara shares her story with a clearer, Lucas, her best, and only friend...the one-eyed bird, her trip into the forbidden Thickety, finding the grimoire, her first spell, Taff's kidnapping, Simon's death, her vision in the Well, the dreaded Sordyr. Kara realizes that she, too, is a witch...but a good witch. One who wants to heal...that she must at all cost resist the evil pull of Power and thwart Grace's attempt to control all. This first book in a trilogy is extraordinarily captivating, surprising, and inspiring, Allusions to organized religion and an insistence upon the necessity of following one's own conscience in what knows to be right even if it appears to conflict accepted practices are two dominant, eminently discussable themes. Both Lisa McMann and Angie Sage have grace the jacket with glowing endorsements. The Thickety definitely leaves the reader with a desire for more...
"Secrets and lies can weigh more than boulders."
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